In this episode of ‘SHN: The Podcast’ Assistant Professor Ozan Ozavci discusses with Dr. Ilkay Yilmaz the security culture of the Ottoman Empire in the Hamidian Era (1876-1909). They discuss topics such as what anarchism meant in the Ottoman Empire, the function of the passport system in the empire and how the Ottoman government dealt with threats. ‘Security History Network: The Podcast,’ a series of podcast episodes produced by the Security History Network in collaboration with Utrecht University. The series exists of conversations between experts in the field of Security History from the nineteenth century and beyond. Security analysts, historians and social scientists from around the world are interviewed by the core members of the network with the aim of exploring connections across disciplines from area studies tot social psychology, and from medicine to digital humanities. More episodes can be found on securityhistorynetwork.com/podcasts/ . With special thanks to our guests and Annegreet Silvius for the creation of the jingle.